| Yi bua | |
| Alternate Name: | Yibua |
| Country: | China |
| Region: | Hainan |
| Creator: | Hainanese people |
| Course: | Snack |
| Type: | Pastry |
| Main Ingredient: | Glutinous rice flour |
Yi bua (also spelt yi buak, yi buah, or yibua) is a traditional Hainanese kuih. It is a Hainanese steamed dumpling made of glutinous rice flour dough. Also known as kuih e-oua, it is filled with a palm sugar sweetened mixture of grated coconut, toasted sesame seeds and crushed roasted peanuts, wrapped with sheets of banana leaves pressed into a fluted cup shape, and customarily marked with a dab of red food colouring.[1] [2] This kuih is traditionally served during a wedding and a baby's full-moon celebration.[3] [4]